The Collegian (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 8, Ed. 1, Thursday, January 31, 1952 Page: 1 of 4
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OF DANIEL BAKER COLLEGE
VOLUME 44
BROWNWOOD TEXAS THURSDAY JANUARY 31 1052
NUMBER 8
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WINTER CONVOCATION TO BE HELD JANUARY 31
DISTINGUISHED HISTORIAN
VISITS DBC CAMPUS
Chorus Sings
In Dallas
Mrs. Hugh L. Kirkpatrick direct-
ed the chorus for the last time
before her departure for Iran in
Dallas on Wednesday Jan. 23 at a
men's rally at St. Mark's School in
connection with the 57th annual
convention of the Diocese of Dallas.
Fourteen members of the chorus
made the trip to Dallas and after
dinner at the Church of St. Michael
and All Angels they attended the
rally at which the Right Rev.
Gerald Francis Burrill suffragan
bishop of Dallas made an address
highly complimentary of the col-
lege. The chorus sang four numbers:
Palestrina's "Adoremus te" the
spiritual "Soon I Will Be Done
With the Troubles of the World"
and Vaughan Williams' "Nunc
dimittis" and "Magnificat."
The chorus was in fine voice and
the audience was appreciative. Ten
of the members spent the night in
the Skyline Motel and returned to
Brownwood on Thursday.
New Library Books
Miss Catherine Score librarian
of the McClelland Memorial Libr-
ary has announced the gift of
three books from the U. S. Depart-
ment of State:
UNITED STATES RELATIONS
WITH CHINA WITH SPECIAL
REFERENCE TO THE PERIOD
1944-1949 BASED ON THE FILES
OF THE DEPARTMENTS OF
STATE (Washington; U. S. Gov-
ernment Printing Office 1949)
THE UNITED NATIONS CON-
FERENCE ON INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATION SAN FRANCIS-
CO CALIFORNIA APRIL 25 TO
JUNE 26 1946 (Washington: U. S.
Government Printing Office 1946)
GERMANY 1947-1949. THE
STORY IN DOCUMENTS (Wain-
ington: U. S. Government Printing
Offict 1950.
On Friday Jan. 2& Mr. Louis
Will. Kemp of Houston a noted
historian of Texas spent the morn-
ing on the campus.
Mr. Kemp retired in December
from The Texas Company after
forty-three years' service having
been for years asphalt sales mana-
ger and more recently engaged
upon the preparation of a history
of the firm.
He has published two books
THE HEROES OF SAN JACINTO
and SIGNERS OF THE TEXAS
DECLARATION OF INDEPEND-
ENCE. With Ed Kilman editor of
the Houston POST he wrote TEX
AS MUSKETEERS. In addition he
has contributed numerous articles
to the SOUTHWESTERN HISTOR-
ICAL QUARTERLY.
Mr. Kemp native of Texas serv-
ed as lieutenant in the air force
during World War I. During Gov-
ernor Coke Stevenson's administra-
tion he was on his staff with the
rank of lieutenant colonel.
He is a member of the Texas
State Library and Historical Com-
mission the state board charged
with oversight of the state library
and archives; president of the San
Jacinto Musuem of History Associ-
ation which operates and main-
tains the San .laciuto Monument;
ex-president and fellow of the
Texas. State Historical Associa-
tion; member of the Texas Phil-
osophical Society; and together
with Mr. Muir a corresponding
member of the Texas Knights of
Columbus Historical Commission.
During the centennial of Texas
independence in 1936 Mr. Kemp
was chairman of the Board of Tex-
as Historians for the Texas Cen-
tennial and was one of the co-editors
of MONUMENTS ERECTED
BY THE STATE OF TEXAS TO
COMMEMORATE THE CENTEN-
ARY ofr TEXAS INDEPENDENCE.
A former member of the execut-
ive council of the Texas Good
Roads Association Mr. Kemp has a
Eight graduates will receive de-
grees at the winter convocation of
Daniel Baker College at 11 o'clock
Thursday morning Jan. .'U in
Coggiu Memorial Auditorium.
Bin hop Mhnoii Plans Attendance
The Right Rev. C. Avery Mason
bishop of Dallas has announced
his intention to be prouont if other
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engagements permit. The Rev. Dor-
soy G. Smith rector of St. John's
parish and member of the board
of trustees will give the invoca-
tion and President Wilford Oak-
land Cross will confer the degrees.
The Rev. Dr. Gafford Holds
D. B. C. Degree
Dr. A. S. Gafford pastor of the
First Methodist Church of Brown-
wood will deliver the commence-
ment address. Dr. Gafford a na-
tive of Comanche is a graduate
of Southwestern University and
holds the honorary doctorate of
divinity from Daniel Baker. Previous-to
his coming to the Brown-
wood church two years ago he
served churches in Fort Worth
Taylor and Coleman and was for
state highway named in his honor
the Lou Kemp Highway which
winds about the State Cemetery in
Austin.
six years superintendent of the
Brownwood district He has served
on numerous church boards in-
cluding those on hospitals and
homes world service and finance
and education and he is now .
director of the Methodist Nome in
Waco. He was recently elected a
delegate to the 1052 jurisdictional
conference to meet iti Wichita
Kansas.
At convocation the chorus un-
der the direction of the Rev. G.
Lewis Jordan minister of music
and education of the First Meth-
odist Church will sing "O Magnify
the Lord" from the Bay Psalm
Book (1640).
Bachelors Of Science In Education
To receive the bachelor of sci-
ence degree in education are Artis
Duane Ball Brownwood; William
Fred Curry Comanche; Forrest
Glyn French Sydney; and Ruth
Murray Germany cum laude
Brownwood.
Bachelors Of Arts
To receive the bachelor of arts
degree are Dorothy Dixie David-
son cum laude Brownwood; How-
ard Bird Kishpaugh Hershey Pa.;
and Lawrence Earl Terpstra Cran-
t'ills Gap.
Graduates To Go To Work
The plans of the graduates are
as follows: Mr. Ball to enter the
Air Force in March; Mr. Curry
will either teach or continue as
gentleman farmer; Mr. French
plans to teach but has not. yet ac-
cepted an offer; Mrs. Germany
will teach second grade in Sander-
sou; .Mr. Kay has already begun
teaching junior high school health
and physical education at Richland
Springs; Miss Davidson teach
senior high school English and
speech in Meridian; Mr. Kish-
paugh to return to the heating
business until Sept. when he plans
to enter General Theological Sem-
inary in New York; and Rev. Mr
Terpstra to continue serving as
pastor of the Cranfills Gap Metho-
dist Church until Sept. when he
plans to enter the Perkins School
of Theology at S.M.U.
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The Collegian (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 8, Ed. 1, Thursday, January 31, 1952, newspaper, January 31, 1952; Brownwood, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth100364/m1/1/: accessed May 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Howard Payne University Library.